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Peter Rost, M.D., is a former Pfizer Marketing Vice President providing services as a medical device and drug expert witness and pharmaceutical marketing expert. Judge Sanders: "The court agrees with defendants' view that Dr. Rost is a very adept and seasoned expert witness." He is also the author of Emergency Surgery, The Whistleblower and Killer Drug. You can reach him on rostpeter (insert symbol) hotmail.com. Please read the terms of use agreement and privacy policy for this blog carefully.

No Free Lunch For Doctors.

Amanda at Strumpette thought this is something my readers may want to read about.

The fact that free lunch for doctors really isn't all that free. And even if the docs claim they get free drug samples for poor patients, often those free drug samples lead to prescription of expensive drugs instead of generics.

Read more in a new NY Times series, which is examining how money from drug and medical device companies can influence the ways doctors conduct business and practice medicine here.

You can also go the the web page No Free Lunch and find more info on what your doctors is doing when you are waiting.

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Peter Rost, M.D., is a former Pfizer Marketing Vice President providing services as a medical device and drug expert witness and pharmaceutical marketing expert. Judge Sanders: "The court agrees with defendants' view that Dr. Rost is a very adept and seasoned expert witness." He is also the author of Emergency Surgery, The Whistleblower and Killer Drug. You can reach him on rostpeter (insert symbol) hotmail.com. Please read the terms of use agreement and privacy policy for this blog carefully.